David Hewlett's Biography
Mr. Hewlett will be signing autographs and doing photos Saturday and Sunday, and will appear on stage SUNDAY ONLY. He will not be attending the Blastoff party
Please note that Mr. Hewlett will not have photos for purchase at his table. Please bring your own personal items for signing. Items may also be purchased in the dealers room.
The high school he attended was Toronto’s St. George’s College Choir School for Boys.David got his first computer, a Commodore 64, in his mid-teens. After dropping out of high school he became both an actor and an internet entrepreneur. He never attended any higher education institutions, which means he’s an self-taught actor and computer geek. In high school he became friends with Vincenzo Natali, and later David appeared in 3 of his films; "Cube", Nothing" and "Cypher". In the late 1980s he got roles in low budget horror movies such as "Friday the 13th" and "The Dark Side" (1987). Simultaneously he earned his living as an employee at the messaging network Voice-Tell Canada for two years. At one time he ran a website design firm called Darkyl Media, and he founded fusefilm.com, an internet community for filmmakers.
In 1996, Hewlett got a role on the Canadian series "Traders" as Grant Jansky. He’s got two Gemini nominations Best Performance in a Featured Supporting Role (Canadian equivalent to Emmies) for his role as Grant Jansky on "Traders". He married actress Soo Garay in 2000. In 2001 David and Soo moved to Los Angeles to further their acting careers. Hewlett got a high-profile role in an episode of "ER". In 2004, David and Soo divorced. In 2004 He got the role of scientist Rodney McKay on "Stargate Atlantis".
In between jobs, he spends his time doing “a lot of nothing, a lot of hobbies.” He made his own film A Dog’s Breakfast a comedy which he wrote, directed and acted in, on the 6th of Oct 2007 became a dad to Sebastian Flynn Loughman Hewlett, has become an American Citizen and on June 21, 2008 married Jane Loughman in Warwick Castle in the UK.